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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

THE SOUTHERN VAMPIRES IN SKYBOUND’S REDNECK WILL PUT TRUE BLOOD TO SHAME

Donny Cates (GOD COUNTRY) teams up with artist Lisandro Estherren and
colorist Dee Cunniffe for an all-new Southern vampire series—REDNECK—set
to launch this April from Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment.

The Bowmans are vampires who have quietly run the local barbecue joint
in their small town for years, living off cow's blood. Their peaceful
coexistence ends as generations of hate, fear, and bad blood bubble to
the surface—making it impossible to separate man from monster!

"Redneck is truly a
dream come true for me as a storyteller, and to be able to tell this
story on a stage as nice as Skybound and Image have given us? I don't
think it gets better than that,” said Cates. “Redneck is deeply
personal for me, and I think will be for a lot of people out there as
well. It's a story about a family's quest to turn themselves into more
than the monsters they've always been. To find a little peace in a world
that hates them. It ain't gonna be easy, and it's sure as hell gonna be
bloody. But it might just be the best time you've ever had reading a
book about vampires!"

REDNECK serves up the tale—of a different kind—of family just trying to get by, deep in the heart of Texas.

REDNECK #1 (Diamond Code FEB170570) hits stores on Wednesday, April
19th. The final order cutoff deadline for comics retailers is Monday,
March 27th.

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992
by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to
become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image
currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd
McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major
houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline,
Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in
nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science
fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction,
humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium
today. For more information, visitwww.imagecomics.com.

ABOUT SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT
Founded in 2010,Skybound Entertainment
is a multiplatform entertainment company specializing in television,
comics, film, digital content, interactive, gaming, and merchandise. The
company is led by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and his
longtime producing and business partner David Alpert.